Take a moment or two to arrive,
To get over whatever you may have been focused on.
Catch your breath.
Close your eyes if that feels comfortable.
Stop,
And hold an image of being on a boat.
A small boat,
Like a yacht or a sailing boat.
Maybe you are at the helm,
Controlling the steering of this boat,
Trying to come out of slightly choppy waters.
Nothing too severe,
Not a storm,
But a little bit bumpy.
In a very short time,
See the boat coming to float on a very calm sea.
There is a gentle wind,
Just enough to propel the sails of the boat.
Actually,
It's very easy to sail.
Steering is very easy,
And the feeling of buoyancy and stability of being on calm,
Gently bobbing waters is very reassuring.
Allow yourself to feel the same wherever you are navigating to at this moment as you come into meditation,
Coming to a calm place within,
Like travelling on a calm sea.
Let everything settle.
If there have been stormy waters before,
Allow these to now be behind you.
You need not have to think about what comes next.
So,
In this still and reassuring place,
Being open now to receive from the universe.
Stretching out your arms in front of you,
If that feels comfortable,
In a gesture of receiving,
To accept what the universe has to offer,
Its many riches that are there for you and inviting you to make room for.
In making room for these gifts,
You need to let go of anything that is causing blockage within,
Anything that's taking up too much room.
Then,
Having a will to let go of anything that isn't serving a good purpose right now.
With each in-breath as you hold out your arms,
Receive from the universe,
Taking in what will benefit you,
What will be uplifting,
Edifying.
Receiving grace where there is emptiness.
This light,
This love,
This provision,
These gifts will fill you,
Just if you are open to receive and accept them.
Continue to let go of anything you feel isn't helping you at the moment,
Where you feel any blockage.
This may include any distracting thoughts when you come to notice them,
And any distracting feelings that you are being drawn to,
Or anything that's going on in the background.
Just letting these things go.
Come back now to a focus on receiving.
As you receive,
Allow yourself to be filled,
Perhaps in a subtle and not easily noticed way,
But knowing that something's happening invisibly within.
You are being filled with light,
With compassion,
And you are also able to show that compassion,
To will that compassion to others,
To bless them,
Desiring that they will be uplifted,
That they will be nurtured and encouraged.
Continue yourself to receive,
And continue as you receive to give,
Almost as though your breath is like the air that goes through a brass instrument,
Giving it life and the ability to make music.
Of course,
The music that comes out from our instrument is spreading out,
Touching others,
Vibrating within them.
Send out this beautiful tune,
And also receive back the good things that others wish for you.
Desire now to send out this light,
Or music if you prefer,
This vibration further into the world,
To bring harmony where there is disharmony.
Like a beautiful musical score,
Piercing hearts and uniting people,
Inspired because of its beauty,
Its resonance.
So too,
The energy you're sending is able to bring those who are in disagreement into a common place where there can be listening,
And a readiness to accept mistaken views,
And to find a path forward.
Desire this light to shine in the lives of those you love,
And those who live in your neighborhood,
And who you pass on the street,
Including those that you don't notice.
The shy and those who are less assertive than others,
Including those that may have special needs for blessing.
Desire now that they will have what they need.
Send this light further still,
Into your neighborhood.
If you live in a town or a city,
Into the wider urban area,
Or over a wider geographical distance if you live in the country,
Taking in ever more people in its sweep,
And also all of the creatures and the land that it reaches.
Come back now onto your sailing boat,
Still gently bobbing up and down on beautiful,
Serene,
Still waters.
Feeling very content in this place,
Turn your face to greet the sun,
And when you're ready,
Open your eyes.
